Gujarat, India

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Laxmi Vilas Palace located in Vadodara in the State of Gujarat

Introduction Gujarat – Key industry facts Gujarat, the 5th largest economy in India is amongst  Strategically located on the West Coast of India, India’s most industrialised states. Gujarat‘s industry Gujarat is a gateway to the land-locked North strengths include engineering and automotive India. manufacturing, food and agribusiness, textiles, gems  Gujarat is the largest producer of milk in India. and jewellery, minerals and mining, port and Dairy brand ‘Amul’, located at Gujarat is one of the shipbuilding, chemicals, petrochemicals and largest milk product producer co-operatives in the world. pharmaceuticals. Gujarat accounts for around 26% of India’s foreign direct investment.  Gujarat, the 'Petro Capital' of India contributes to 62% of India’s petrochemicals production; 51% of India’s chemicals production and 35% of India’s Quick facts pharmaceuticals production  Area: 196,024 Sq Kms  The world’s largest grass-roots refinery complex is  Population: 60.03 million located in Jamnagar, Gujarat  State GDP: US$ 92.58 billion  Surat is the global diamond polishing hub. Iver 90% of the world’s diamonds are processed in Surat. Major cities  Gujarat is a mineral rich state in capacity reserves  Ahmedabad – The largest city and the commercial and production. Gujarat has large natural reserves hub of the state. Formerly the textile capital of of oil and gas and produces the highest amount of India, Ahmedabad has a diversified industry base crude oil spanning education, IT and research industries.  Surat – Gujarat’s 2nd largest city, Surat’s industry strengths are in textiles, chemicals and diamond polishing. Around 90 per cent of the world’s diamonds are processed in Surat.  Vadodara (Baroda) – Vadodara is the 3rd largest city and the cultural capital of Gujarat. Petrochemicals, fertilizer and energy are the key industry sectors in Vadodara.

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Australia – Gujarat business  8 active MoU’s between Australian Universities relationship and educational Institutions in Gujarat  Victorian Government’s Department of Business & Innovation has an agreement with Gujarat Major Industry Opportunities for Government (iNDEXTb) to enhance bilateral Australia interest in trade and economic development.  Environment Protection Authority (EPA), Australia  Education, training and skill development has a MoU with Gujarat Pollution Control Board  Photovoltaic technologies (GPCB) for capacity building &technology transfer  Waste water treatment and water technologies  Hydco, Australia has a manufacturing plant in  Renewable Energy, bioenergy (waste to energy, Gujarat to produce & export mobile drilling rigs landfill gas etc)  Gujarat is a major landing port for Australian  Food Processing, logistics commodities and coal in Western India.  Agri commodities, horticulture, Agri business  Gujarat based Adani Group is the largest Indian technology and services, dairy technology, etc investor in Australia. Adani is investing in coal  Roads, ports, urban infrastructure, energy, mining and related infrastructure in Queensland architecture & design services, green buildings

Australian companies doing business Further information in Gujarat Industrial Extension Bureau – www.indextb.com Key Australian exporters Gujarat Industrial Devpt – www.gidcgujarat.org Industries Commissionerate - www.ic.gujarat.gov.in  Solahart – Solar water heaters  Chocolate room – F&B / Franchising  Reload Media – IT The Australian Trade Commission

 Cookie Man – F&B / Franchising The Australian Trade Commission – Austrade – is  Newell Group - Pipes the Australian Government’s trade, investment and education promotion agency. Australian Investment in Gujarat Through a global network of offices, Austrade assists  Pierlite – Manufacturing hazardous and adverse Australian companies to grow their international location luminaires in Gujarat business, attracts productive foreign direct investment into Australia, and promotes Australia’s  Hydco – Manufacturing drilling rigs for Australian and overseas markets education sector internationally.  Oilex – Joint venture with Gujarat State Petroleum The Austrade office in Ahmedabad services the State Corporation of Gujarat. For more information call 132878 or email to [email protected] Investment from Gujarat in Australia

 Adani – Mining; Port & Infrastructure DISCLAIMER While every effort has been made to ensure the information given  Tatvasoft – IT in this document is accurate, The Australian Trade Commission does not provide warranty or accept liability for any loss arising  Dishman - Pharmaceuticals from reliance on such information.

 Automotive skills training collaboration - Kangan TAFE MoU with Gujarat Government for creating an Automotive centre of Excellence in Gujarat